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15/03/2016. Opening of the exhibition The Book of the Year 2015 of the Republic of Karelia
March 14, 2016:
In the framework of the competition The Book of the Year 2015 of the Republic of Karelia the National Library of Karelia opened the 16th book exhibition The Book of the Year 2015 of the Republic of Karelia.
The exhibition presents books published in the republic during the last year and received by the Book Chamber of the Republic of Karelia. There are 743 names of books and brochures, including new professional and educational literature, books on local history, works by Karelian writers, books for children and literature in the national languages.
16 publishing houses and more than 50 publishing organizations presented their literature at the exhibition. They are publishing houses, that are well-known in the publishing market of Karelia: Verso, Ostrova, Barbashina E. A., PetroPress, Periodika, Severnoye sijaniye, Skandinavia, Forever, publishing houses of the Petrozavodsk State University and the Karelian Research Center of the RAS, that are the biggest publishers of educational and scientific literature, and also publishing organizations: the Petrozavodsk State Conservatory named after A. K. Glazunov, the Kizhi Museum, the Center of Pomor culture, the non-profit foundation Novoye obrazovaniye and others.
The publishers, authors and readers were welcomed by the Head of the National Library of the Republic of Karelia M. V. Nikishina. The Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Karelia A. A. Tomchik opened the exhibition and said this annual book competition to be a good tradition strengthening partnership relations between authorities, libraries and publishing houses.
According to Russian sociologists reading remains one of the major leisure activities of citizens of Russia. This was supported by a member of the contest organizing committee E. E. Kharitonova, the Deputy Minister of the National Policy of the Republic of Karelia. In her opinion it’s very important, that readers could get access to interesting books presented at the exhibition.
The exhibition The Book of the Year 2015 of the Republic of Karelia is open in the National Library of the Republic of Karelia between 13th and 26th of March. Visitors of the exhibition can vote for their favorite books. Presentations, excursions, meetings with authors and other events will take place during the exhibition.